Microbiomes

Healthy Mouth, Healthy Life

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Have you ever heard your mother say, “You are what you eat”? Well, it turns out she was right about that too! As humans, we are more bacteria than we are human, which makes sense considering the first form of life on earth was bacteria. Yes, bacteria existed way before humans, even the dinosaurs. In … Read more

Medieval Dental Plaque Sheds Light on How Our Microbiomes Have Changed

The communities of bacteria that live in our mouths have changed drastically since the Middle Ages, according to a new study of remains buried in a medieval Danish cemetery. And it turns out that some people may have been more predisposed to tooth and gum disease than others, thanks in part to the bacterial communities … Read more